Improvement in picture-nails



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

ALBERT D. J UDD, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

, IMPROVEMENTIN PICTURE-NAILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 59,404, dated November6, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT D. JUDD, of New Haven, in the State ofConnecticut, have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new anduseful Improvement in Picture-Nails; and 1 do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the saidinvention, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part ofthis specification, wherein Figure 1 is a section of my said improvedpicture-nail, and Fig. 2 is a view of the head.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

Picture-nails have heretoforebeen made with an ornamental porcelainsurface held into a sheet-metal head, the edge of the metal being turnedover the edge of the porcelain to retain the same.

My invention is an improved picture-nail, formed of a p'orcelain headwith a nut attached to the back by a rivet passing through theporcelain, and an ornamental metal washer upon the surface of suchporcelain, said head screwing upon the nail that is to be driven intothe wall.

The picture-nail formed as aforesaid is a new article of manufacture. I

In the drawings, a is the usualinetal nail, with a screw at the end. bis the ornamental porcelain head, through which is a hole. 0 is a metalnut, having a stem passing through said hole and through an ornamentalwasher, d, and said stem is riveted up and attaches the nut, theporcelain head, and the washer together.

This picture-nail is different in appearance to the picture-nailsheretofore made, is highly ornamental, and is strong and durable.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The head for picture-nails, formed by the screw-nut having a stem orrivet passing through and securing the porcelain head and ornamentalmetallic washer, as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this 15th day ofJune, A. D. 1866.

A. D. JUDD.

Witnesses:

MORTON J U'DD, FRED. W. JUDD.

